We’ve lived in the northwest suburbs for a few years and one of the places we always hear about is the Randall Oaks Zoo and the “secret” park. We finally made the visit and here’s what we thought. Our experience at Randall Oaks Zoo: Once you...

Our summer bucket list includes visiting all the parks and playgrounds and have had Lords Park in Elgin on my long list of parks to visit. I knew a visit was in order when I heard they had a small zoo. I thought my animal-lovin’ kids would enjoy it. Plus, they have...

One of our favorite parks in the area is Huntley Park District’s Discovery Zone at Deicke Park. All the moms in the northwest suburbs know about this park. And it’s taken me this long to finally write a post about it. It’s a hidden gem for sure, but...

Have you heard about Wahoo Woods, the newest nature play space to hit the scene? We absolutely loved visiting Bison’s Bluff in Schaumburg last month, so we were equally excited about this one. While the nature play space is different from Bison’s Bluff,...

We were in the area exploring the Volo area (Hippo Campus and Volo Auto Museum) and in my search heard about Volo Bog, the only quaking bog in Illinois, significant in that it exhibits all stages of bog succession. Since we lucked out with the unseasonably warm, but...

Have you heard about the newest park to hit the park scene in Schaumburg? Well, if you haven’t heard about Bison’s Bluff then read on. And if you have heard about it – believe the hype. It’s a great park for everyone! And dare I say, one of our...